President Flexes Fundraising Muscles

Alexis Simendinger, RCPPresident Obama's early campaign haul of more than $86 million, including $38 million to be shared with the Democratic National Committee, should send a few chills through the ranks of Republican presidential rivals, whose campaigns combined have barely come close to matching the dollars Obama has raised just for the DNC, at least according to details released by campaigns to date.Wednesday's fundraising numbers, released by the Obama campaign, are intended to put enough muscle on display to give challengers in the crowded GOP field some pause, and to reassure Democrats who may feel...

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